At one point I even had to install XCode onto it to release an emergency bug fix for an iOS app while on holiday, and it worked fine (just a bit slow).
It's definitely not a glorified chromebook, really interested to see how the $599 model performs
Maybe if Mac had got their shit together with the keyboard (swapped ctrl and super key) from the start I may have switched. Shame they isolated so many potential users with that boneheaded move.
The command key has always been where it is. And it works quite nicely there, being under your left thumb, allowing you to type common commands from rest position in one stroke.
The Windows/super key came 10 years later, the swapping being Microsoft's choice.
I recently tried my former m1 air for the first time in a couple years, but the forced apple id to be able to even use the hardware soured my taste. That combined with the $99/year fee for development (vs one-time $35 fee for android) convinced me it wasn't worth my time, and I sold it.
Windows tries to do this, but you can at least bypass it with a pro version and a simple command during setup.
Edit: I think I remember now. As I was using the terminal it was asking me to allow it to access directories as I was cd-ing into them. That forced use of the mouse was too much, even if there was probably a trivial way to disable it.
The danger is the fun. Ive noticed many games these days disable alt+f4. I consider it the same weird guardrail. The enjoyment is tricking people into doing things, or having a laugh after having been tricked. It's one really good way to make folks learn.
But also it can be bad. I get it. I'm just old.
If you like danger, you can boot into recovery mode and run csrdisable. Then you can rm -rf / or do whatever else.
Personally, I leave it on.